WorksheetsStrong and weak syllables
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 8mins
Fill in the gap with ONLY ONE WORD
/i/ is found in the word ‘the’ when ‘the’ precededs a (a) .
Fill in the gap with ONLY ONE SOUND
Close front unrounded vowel (a) could be found in suffixes spelt ‘iate’, ‘ious’.
All weak syllables contain ə ("schwa")
true
false
Which vowel cannot appear in a word as a weak syllable?
/ə/
/i/
/ɑː/
/u/
This is the ____ structure of a syllable in English.
grammatical
syntactical
phonetical
phonological
Choose a word with different stress
photograph
radio
infuence
employment
What are syllabic consonants?
/m/, /n/, /ŋ̩/, /l/, /r/
/ə/, /ŋ̩/, /l/, /r/
/i/ /u/ /ɪ/
/m/, /n/, /l/, /r/
Differences between strong and weak syllables
length, loudness, quality
vowels and consonants
length, stress, intensity
intensity, loudness, quality
Choose the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.
incapable
attraction
humorous
unselfish
Choose the word that has the primary stress different from that of the other words.
submit
summit
suppose
support
Which syllable contains a schwa vowel in the word “VEGETABLE”?
VE
GE
TA
BLE
These 3 words contain the "schwa" at the beginning: ABOUT - ABOVE - AGAIN
True
False
Which syllabic consonant is in the word “SIZZLE”?
n
l
r
None
How many syllables are in the word “WEDNESDAY”?
2
3
4
1
Which syllabic consonant is in the word “DRUNKARD” (for American accent)?
None
n
r
m
Which vowel makes the “schwa” sound in the word “BULLETING”?
U
None
E
I
Which syllabic consonant is in the word “THICKEN”?
n
l
r
None
Which syllabic consonant is in the word “CHICKEN”?
n
l
r
None
How many syllabic consonants are there at most in the word “TODDLER” (for American accent)?
1
2
4
3
Some ideas of weak syllables
unstressed
stressed
vowel phonemes(or a triphthong) are the peak
vowel tends to be shorter
Which vowels cannot appear in a word as weak syllable?
ə
i
ɑ:
u
Which syllabic consonant is in the word “RHYTHM”?
r
n
m
None
Which 'a' in the following words is a strong syllable?
sofa
lazy
extra
photography
Which word contains the close back vowel sound?
constituency
sequence
frequent
quench
